St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-09-08
DENIES EVERYTHING.
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Cutler or any other merchant in the city
for my trade. | made arrangements
with Mr.. Cutler to carry stock of free
dom suits, and [ took pains to see that
the state got them at reasonable prices.
Never made arrangements with MIR.
Conrad to send me cigars for my per-
sOnal use and to charge them to the
state as tobacco. | bought cigars ON
holidays for prisoners and for visitors,
and told Mr.. Conrad to charge it
AS SMOKING,
as he did not want state bill to read
''cigars." Bought his own cigars of
Conrad or NORM Bros, and paid for
them himself. At one time used to sell
the lard from the pork, but latterly had
been used in cooking. Grease and
tallow had also been sold. Stewart
Smitbrer had charge of this and was in
structed to use the money in buying
hard soap, vegetables for the guards,
table, etc. He was stewart for eleven
years, and I thought him reliable. After
the fire the lumber used in roofing the
cell building and for temporary build
ings was sold by direction of inspectors.
l bought it at the price agreed, SIS per
thousand, and shipped it to my farm. I
took the money obtained and paid for
repairing the furniture in this room.
(Receipt prOduced.) The inspectors
knew and sanctioned the use of female
convict help in the warden's family
Have not used any of Andrew Colman's
money given me in trust. Have not been
to Mankato yet, and from what l learn
from Fergus Falls regarding his case do
not think it would do any good for one
to go there for him. He directed me to
take the money about the time | went
away from him. The money of John
Ellis has been paid back at his request.
l was to hold it in trust fol him and to
pay certain claims. One of them was of
Lawyer Thompson, who had agreed to
get him out for $50, and when I told
Ellis what his bill was he told me not to
pay it.
MRS. j. A. REED SAID:
/ am wife of the eX-Warden: we occu-
pied the warden's residence belonging
to the state: had charge of our dOmeS-
tic affairs; used sometimes to send down
material to the prison cook, who would
bake up cake or pie for me: some
times the cook would send UP sample
of something, but it was not done regu-
larly; don t think we had meat from the
prison unless we paid for it: we did ex-
change pork for bee; sOlemnly think we
never got anything from prison supplies
which we did not pay for; used to send
many things to the sick in the hospital
and we have entertained state visitors
at our Owns.eXpenSe, as well as to
board the four women who were serving
for the state. Do not remember of sugar
from prison supplies ever having been
brought to our house. We used to buy
our sugar by the barrel. Once some
coffee was brought to our house to be
used at the prison on especial occasions
and was taken there as it was wanted.
j. A. Reed recalled-Steward Smithson
never kept books or rendered account of
his petty sales. Once we had more po-
tatoes than we needed and they were
exchanged with A. M. Kiehl for gro
ceries for the prison. Ipaid for barrel
of sugar and some other things the in
SpectOrS said had gone to my house. not
because l thought ought to, and was
certain that it was right. but to prevent
it being said that there was anything
against me. l never promised to secure
pardon for any convict to induce her
to submit to me.
The committee then adjourned until
Thursday, Sept, Is, at 9 a. m.
And the Wind Blew.
The storm of Tuesday night, which
was accompanied by heavy wind for a
few minutes, die. great damage around
South Saltwater. The planning mill and
saw mill of the st. Croix Lumber COM
pany was badly dealt with, over 5000
feet of iron roofing being torn off and
the cOmpany'S lumber yard suffered
considerably. Much lumber was blown
from its yard and also from the wards of
the Saltwater Lumber company, and
landing in the lake flOated down to Hud- |
son. The large skating rink at South
Saltwater was also so badly racked as to |
be considered unsafe